Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
507 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         98   3:27 PM 102    1925  92      6       95
  MINIMUM         76   6:17 AM  61    1940  75      1       75
  AVERAGE         87                        84      3       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.97 1956   0.22  -0.22     0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      3.94  -2.76     1.19
  SINCE JUN 1     15.43                     17.30  -1.87    18.85
  SINCE JAN 1     41.97                     41.36   0.61    54.89

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           22                        18      4       20
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       379     38      375
  SINCE JUN 1   1548                      1445    103     1458
  SINCE JAN 1   2351                      2080    271     2204
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     36           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        61      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:44 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:43 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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